Glove



W. W. TAYLER July 15, 1952 GLOVE Filed April 1. 1949 INVENTR 7 If? 1' 2,1 1 I 4' 9X94 ATTORNEY W W W M. m w

Patented July 15, 1952 This invention -'relates to gloveShaving an -;-opening extending from 'oneweolge; toV- an ;intermediate portion thereof and:.toz'arkslide-ifastener for closing the opening.

An object of this'inventionis to provide a glove which-maybe worn by memwomen and children and generally made-of-leather,='-and to;provide a metallioseamat the front or at-the rearfportion "of the glove to facilitate the insertion of ithe'jhand of-the user into the glove.

' {Anotherobject of thisinvention is toi prqvi'de a modified-glove having a -slide ff-as'tenergand*having a lining with anopening in' alignm ent 'with the slide-fastener opening, and'to' provide'means cords made of plastic material or other generally I non-compressible material, the cords being secured to the edges defining the opening in the lining and the slider having clip members en-,

gageable with the cords to cause movement of the cords toward each other when the slider is raised.

Another object of this invention is to provide gussets in the linin abric adjacent the upper ends of the cords, the gusset portions of the lining preferably having a degree of rigidity or stiffness imparted thereto by impregnating a chemical therein, whereby when the slider is lowered the resilient gussets will move the cord portions of the lining to points where the lining is fixed to the glove fabric by stitching.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described, and the combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure l is a front view of the glove having an opening closed by a slide fastener.

Figure 2 is a central cross-sectional inside view of the glove shown in Figure 1, modified to include a lining and a rear slide'fastener.

Figure 3 is a top view of the lined glove shown in Figure 2.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the numeral l indicates a glove of the type worn by men, women and children and generally made of leather.

The glove l 0 has an elongated vertical opening H extending from the top edge l2 to a point l3 substantially intermediate the glove.

The opening II is closed by a slide fastener M 2 Claims (o1..x2.-ic2) comprising cooperating;stringers orJfabric tapes ,lBshaving; fastening meansor a pluralityof'pairs .of=. ppposed .locking members which are manipulate'd to1open or closed; position by means of; the rsliderl 6 :in a: manner which is wellunderstood in -the glovemaking art.

Thetapes l Sareattached .to the-sides defining the opening H bystitching l1 extending the entirelength of the opening. l l

Bymeans of the islide fastener UL; the @metal seam-along the opening I l m'ay be opened quickly "and; conveniently for ease of insertionof {the hand ofthe user intoithe glove.- v

Figure -2 a central-.cross-sec Tonal View: of a modified form ID of the glove shown in Figure 1, The form It comprises an elongated vertical opening l'l' similar to the opening H.

The opening II is closed by a slide fastener 14' comprising cooperating stringers or fabric tapes [5' which are manipulated to open or closed position by the slider [5 similar to that shown in Figure l.

The modified form 10' has a lining fabric 20 having an opening H and a reinforcing cord 22 stitched to both edge portions defining the opening 2| and forming outlying edgings, the edgings being considerably thicker than the lining fabric.

For the above purpose, the cord 22 is substantially non-compressible. The cord is secured to the lining fabric by cementing to the lining. The cord may also be secured to the lining by zig-zag stitching, the stitching piercing the lining fabric and the cord successively in two diiferent and slightly spaced longitudinal lines.

The lining has expanding gussets 25 adjacent the upper endsof the cords 22, the lining having stitching 26 terminating at the gussets.

It is to be noted that the lining portions including the cords 22 and the gussets '25 up to the stitching 26 is free to move to and from the middle of the opening 2|. It is also to be noted that the gusset portions of the lining fabric 20 may be stiffened with a suitable chemical to provide resiliency or a bellows effect whereby these freely movable lining portions will inherently move away from the central portion of the opening I4 when the slider I6 is in the lowered position as shown in Figure 2.

It is also to be noted that the slider 16 has clip means of curved cross-section and of a size adapted to grip the cords 22.

When the slider I6 is moved upwardly to close the slide fastener I4, the clip means 21 bring the cords 22 toward each other and this causes the lining opening 2| to close simultaneously with the closing of the opening II in the body of the glove.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood tegral hand encircling member and a wrist por-i tion, the latter having an opening extending from the top edge thereof to the top of the hand member, a slide fastener for detachably closing said opening comprising two fabric tapes secured to the glove material along the edges of said opening, interlocking fastening means on the adjacent edges of said tapes, a slider on said fastening means for opening and closing said slidefastener, said glove having a dining with 'gussets on opposite sides of said opening, and'anopenin'g defined by side edges considerably thicker than said'lining, said slider having means in engagement with said thickened edges of said lining, whereby when said slider is moved to close said glove opening, said lining opening is simultaneously closed.

2. A glove comprising in combination an integral hand encircling body and a wrist portion', the latter having a linear opening extending from the top edge thereof to the top of the hand body, a slide fastener for detachably closingisaid'opening 'comprising'two fabric tapes Secured to the glove material along the edges of said linear opening, interlocking fastening means on the adjacent edges of said tapes, a slider on said fastening means for opening and closing said slide fastener, said glove having a lining with gussets on opposite sides of said wrist and body opening, and a lining opening defined by side edges considerably thicker than said lining, said openings being coextensive, said slider having means in engagement with said thickened edges of said lining, whereby when said slider is moved to close said wrist and body opening, said lining opening is simultaneously closed.

' WILLQUGHBY W. TAYLER.

REFERENCES CITED The :following references are of'record in the file of this patent:

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